Hop House is my favourite Korean place in Dublin. The decor is a bit on the modest side, but I like the food.
Love the Dak Galbi (spicy stir-fried chicken in a chilli sauce). Pop in between 12-5pm and you’ll get it at €8.90 instead of dinner-priced €13.90 (that comes with some extra veggies) after 5pm.
ah!so good to see a review on Hop House/Kimchi restaurant..I was there 2-3 weeks back on a Fri evening…dishes we ordered..
1. I ordered spicy broth too, but with seafood instead of tofu, I agree it’s very tasty..but, I wasn’t served with any cold dish as big portioned as yours, only a small plate of kimchi..
2. My partner A ordered Bulgoggi (Pan fried beef marinated in sweet soya sauce), this portion comes with rice and a plate of cold dishes as displayed on ur entry..
3. A starter called Crunch Roll which is a cranked up version of maki with tempura prawns and veg.. a tad pricey for this dish, almost the same as above main courses…
Hope you find these info a help in your future visit..
The first time we visited the Hop House with my husband for lunch, we gorged on sushis and when they gave us the bill we thought they had forgot to charge us for something: it was very cheap compared to most sushi places. We went back several time over the years, I tasted a bit of everything on the menu, some dishes are better than others but I love the food, the prices and the service there. They even have bells on the tables if you need to call the waitress!
Ate here for the first time a few weeks ago and were very impressed. My bi bim bap was excellent served in a raging hot stone bowl so the rice got nice a toasty. Very tasty chili Korean sauce. The banchan (sides) were nice, too, but I guess it’s too much to expect more than three? I’m used to being served eight or nine small bowls of different things with free refills on any of them. I think our favorite thing though may have been the white kimchi starter. Not spicy like the regular kimchi, but you can taste more of the cabbage. We’ll definitely go back.
Monday 15 June, 2009 at 10:44 am
Absolute best in town is the Hilan on Capel Street. It does Korean BBQ as well as Chinese and is excellent value to boot.
Monday 15 June, 2009 at 10:45 am
Sorry – meant to add a link to a review of the Hilan
http://stitchandbear.blogspot.com/2009/01/hilan-chinese-and-korean-restaurant.html
Monday 15 June, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Hop House is my favourite Korean place in Dublin. The decor is a bit on the modest side, but I like the food.
Love the Dak Galbi (spicy stir-fried chicken in a chilli sauce). Pop in between 12-5pm and you’ll get it at €8.90 instead of dinner-priced €13.90 (that comes with some extra veggies) after 5pm.
Monday 15 June, 2009 at 8:53 pm
ah!so good to see a review on Hop House/Kimchi restaurant..I was there 2-3 weeks back on a Fri evening…dishes we ordered..
1. I ordered spicy broth too, but with seafood instead of tofu, I agree it’s very tasty..but, I wasn’t served with any cold dish as big portioned as yours, only a small plate of kimchi..
2. My partner A ordered Bulgoggi (Pan fried beef marinated in sweet soya sauce), this portion comes with rice and a plate of cold dishes as displayed on ur entry..
3. A starter called Crunch Roll which is a cranked up version of maki with tempura prawns and veg.. a tad pricey for this dish, almost the same as above main courses…
Hope you find these info a help in your future visit..
Tuesday 16 June, 2009 at 10:26 am
The first time we visited the Hop House with my husband for lunch, we gorged on sushis and when they gave us the bill we thought they had forgot to charge us for something: it was very cheap compared to most sushi places. We went back several time over the years, I tasted a bit of everything on the menu, some dishes are better than others but I love the food, the prices and the service there. They even have bells on the tables if you need to call the waitress!
Tuesday 16 June, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Ate here for the first time a few weeks ago and were very impressed. My bi bim bap was excellent served in a raging hot stone bowl so the rice got nice a toasty. Very tasty chili Korean sauce. The banchan (sides) were nice, too, but I guess it’s too much to expect more than three? I’m used to being served eight or nine small bowls of different things with free refills on any of them. I think our favorite thing though may have been the white kimchi starter. Not spicy like the regular kimchi, but you can taste more of the cabbage. We’ll definitely go back.
Monday 12 September, 2011 at 6:38 pm
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